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Chapter 9 - Restart

"...Did you defeat it?"

"Yes! It's completely gone!!"

"...That's a relief..."

 Just as I was feeling relieved, I received an email from Keima.

I was watching from below, but were you able to defeat the runaway soul?

Yeah. I managed to defeat it!

That's good. Well, I'm going home now.

Okay. See you later.

 Close the phone.

 Even so, Keima, you reply so quickly! I think I'm pretty fast too, but Keima is even faster.

"Elsie, I'm going home, could you give me a ride?"

"Of course! Thank you so much for all your hard work this time!"

 I'll definitely ask you again!

"Yeah.

 ...picture?"

"Alright, let's go!!"

 I thought you said you'd ask me again just now... but I'm probably just imagining things, right?

 Also, this time a crater formed in front of my house.

 I'm scared of how my senses are gradually becoming numb.

 And the next day, Ayumi apparently competed in the tournament and won by a landslide.

 I really wanted to go and support them, but I couldn't get my work schedule in order, so I had no choice but to give up.

 The following day, I was able to see Ayumi looking very happy at school.

"Look, look, Katsuragi! It even made it into the newspaper!!"

 Wait, why am I talking to you...?

 Ayumi had completely lost all memory of what happened during the conquest.

 It seems like the others don't remember Keima's cheering either.

 I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

"Takahara... Congratulations on your victory!"

"Oh, hello... huh?"

 I wonder what Keima is thinking...?

 I'll try to ask about it casually later when I'm getting some help with my studies.

"Take your seats. We're starting homeroom."

 Okay, let's study now! I don't want to be a high school girl idol who has to repeat a year!

"Wow, a transfer student is coming today!"

"Teacher, is it a girl or a boy?"

"It's a girl."

 When the boys heard that the transfer student was a girl, they started making a fuss.

 Of course, Keima is playing the game without a care in the world.

"Come on, go in."

 Oh, wait? That looks strangely familiar.

 It's not a case of mistaken identity, is it? We've seen each other for almost a week, after all.

"Nice to meet you! I'm Katsuragi Elsie!"

 Please take good care of me and my brother Keima!!

 W-w-w-what does this mean!?

 If it were just a transfer student, that would be one thing, but she's Keima's sister?!

 I'm confused, but Keima is probably even more confused.

[Boo boo]

 My phone, which was on silent mode, rang, so I opened it and found an email from Keima.

Hey, what's going on?! Did you hear anything?!

What exactly is that devil plotting?!

I don't know either!!

You don't understand? Sorry. I'll ask them directly later.

 Apparently, she sent the email while being bombarded with questions from male students. She's quite skilled...

 ...I really wonder what's wrong with Elsie.

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